The general dynamic model: towards a unified theory of island biogeography?
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School of Geography and the Environment, OUCE, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK, CE3C – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, National Museum of Natural History, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ABSTRACT
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